The meaning of the last sentence Dr. Zishi said to him was really obvious.
The State of Lu is the State of Lu, and the State of Zheng is the State of Zheng. The current main contradiction of the State of Zheng is completely different from that of the State of Lu. The main problem before the State of Lu was that the official power was weak, and the power of the three subordinates was somewhat different.
The imbalance caused the Ji family to dominate and the monarch was in danger.
The problems of Zheng State are obviously more complicated. Not only do they have Qi Mu similar to the Three Huans of Lu State, but they also have a more complex international environment. Therefore, for Zheng State, stability is the foundation of everything. As for Zheng State, stability is the foundation of everything.
Whether there is an official office or not has become a secondary issue.
Therefore, since Li Ran is now in the state of Zheng, no matter how capable his guest is, he cannot usurp the guest.
Moreover, once some things are exposed and brought to the table, it cannot be argued clearly in just a few sentences. If any trouble occurs, this is naturally not the result that everyone wants to see.
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In other words, whether it is Yin Duan in front of Li Ran or Zichan and other high-ranking officials of Zheng State, their attitude towards Li Ran is actually consistent. That is, you, Li Ran, can come to Zheng Yi to seek an official career, and you are also welcome to work for Zheng.
They are happy to see the National Construction Association provide advice and suggestions.
But if you, Li Ran, want to stir up trouble like you did in Lu State, or even deliberately provoke a fight between wealthy families, then they will have no choice but to send guests away.
The Zheng Kingdom has been in turmoil for nearly a hundred years. Needless to say, it was before the Alliance to Annihilate the Soldiers. Then it experienced the Disaster of the West Palace, the Rebellion of Gongzi Jia, and the Rebellion of Bo You. Now it has just been peaceful for only a few years. Internal affairs measures and external affairs
Diplomatic relations are at a relatively peaceful point. Therefore, whether it is India or Zichan, they naturally hope that this "balance" can continue to be maintained.
Therefore, today's Zheng State can be summed up in one sentence, that is, "stability and unity are above all else. Unless it is absolutely necessary, anyone who wants to wantonly destroy the hard-won balance in the country is the enemy of Zheng State!"
Li Ran is indeed talented, but in their opinion, this kind of ability to control wind and rain is not what Zheng needs at present. This is why Zichan only tried a few things in Jin before, but did not force it, or even force it.
The reason for not further lobbying him to come to Zheng.
Moreover, this is also the main reason why Zichan asked the priest to test Li Ran first but did not make any arrangements for the time being.
After all, he hasn't figured out the purpose of Li Ran's visit to Zheng yet, and he hasn't figured out how to make good use of this chess piece. If he acts too hastily, it will turn Zheng's country upside down, and Zheng's fragile balance will be lost again.
If it is broken again, wouldn’t it mean that history will be reversed again?
Zichan knew in his heart that if a person like Li Ran wanted to control him and manipulate him, he would never be able to follow the rules, and he would definitely have to make some troubles.
Li Ran actually understands this very well.
That day, he asked Ji Xian in front of Zi Chan in the Jishi Courtyard whose idea it was to transport grain to Weiguo for sale. In fact, he was also testing Zi Chan. He wanted to see how Zi Chan thought about these big people.
What is the attitude of the family?
And Zichan told him with practical actions that even he could not easily offend someone as powerful as Ji Shi.
What Doctor Yin Duan said today further confirms this point.
The Ji family has deep roots in Zheng Yi. In addition, they have been friends with other princes and ministers all the year round. They are not only wealthy but also well-connected. Even if the Ji family is really doing something secretly, the Zheng court can only turn a blind eye.
Close one eye.
It's just that Li Ran was still a little worried about the clues about the existence of the Ji clan's grain truck that he discovered today. After all, it was related to the safety of the Ji Le clan. He thought about it over and over, but he always felt that something was wrong.
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In the other courtyard, Sun Wu was seen hurrying back from outside. When he saw Li Ran, he said:
"Finally we have a clue."
"When Shu Niu met in Pingqiu, he had indeed been to Qufu."
After secretly investigating in Zheng Yi for so long, Sun Wu finally made some substantial progress.
Li Ran was startled when he heard the sound and murmured:
"Oh? He went to Qufu during the Pingqiu meeting? At that time, everyone's eyes were on Jin. Why did he go to Qufu at that time?"
"This vertical cow is really not simple."
If it were said that Shu Niu had only some business dealings with the Ji family, Li Ran would not believe it to his death.
But he really couldn't figure out what Shu Niu was doing in Qufu at the meeting in Pingqiu. After all, Ji Sunsu, the head of the Ji family, was already in Jin at that time. Even if Shu Niu had some secret dealings with the Ji family, what he could see was
, only Ji Sun Yiru.
Could it be said that it was really Ji Sun Yiru who secretly colluded with Shu Niu and the Ji family?
"By the way, Shu Niu mobilized a lot of people out of the city last night. I saw that they were all tall and strong people, but they didn't look like laborers for the family. I don't know what they did specifically. But like this
A large group of people left the city in the middle of the night, so there must be nothing good going on."
Sun Wu's tone was very determined, as if Shu Niu must have made some arrangements last night.
However, his words suddenly woke up Li Ran!
"Last night?"
"Yes...Sir, this is..."
Sun Wu looked at him in surprise.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran rolled his eyes and immediately thought of what he found while inspecting the Jishi grain truck outside the city today, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Quick, go to the Ji Mansion and find Ji Le!"
"Go quickly!"
Li Ran's face looked very anxious.
This was the first time that Sun Wu saw Li Ran like this, and he immediately turned around and left.
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Not long after, Ji Le came from Ji's house. When he walked in, he asked what was going on?
At this time, Li Ran had already thought clearly about the clues of the grain cart, and immediately said bluntly:
"If what I expected is correct, what you loaded in the grain escort truck this time is definitely not grain!"
"What? How could it be? Those grains were clearly loaded onto the grain truck by the three brothers yesterday?..."
Ji Le looked at Li Ran in disbelief.
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Just listen to Li Ran say:
"Although they loaded the grain onto the grain trucks, these grain trucks must have been tampered with again last night. That's why what we see today is that the weight of these grain trucks is obviously uneven. If it is said that they are just carrying private goods,
, it is impossible for all grain trucks to be like this. So I dare to say that when Shu Niu sent people out of the city last night, they must have tampered with the grain trucks."
"Brother Meng? He sent people out of the city last night?"
Ji Le obviously didn't know about this yet, so Sun Wu immediately told her the information he had found out.
When Ji Le heard this, his face suddenly changed, a look of horror flashed in his bright and clear eyes, and he looked at Li Ran blankly.
"In fact, this matter is not difficult to understand. After all, Shu Niu is a concubine, while Ji Zeng and Ji Xun are the legitimate sons. Although Shu Niu is the eldest son, if your father wants to establish an heir, it will be done according to the clan law.
Only one of the two legitimate sons will be pushed out, and it will never be the turn of the one who raises the ox."
"But in recent years, with Shu Niu's hard work, he has gradually taken control of most of your Ji clan's business, and he has great intentions of inheriting the position of the leader of Ji clan. But this time, the old Ji clan leader suddenly changed the person in charge, and Shu Niu will
Being removed from it is undoubtedly a wake-up call for him, so how can he not panic?"
"If you can use this trip to Weiguo to provide disaster relief, you can directly pull down your other two brothers, or even lose their reputation... Then who in the Ji clan can compete with him in the future? Besides..."
At this point, Li Ran suddenly stopped, looking a little embarrassed.
Ji Le asked hurriedly:
"What else?"
Li Ran thought for a while, then shook his head and sighed:
"It's hard to say yet, but I'm sure Shu Niu must have done something secretly in order to drag Ji Zeng and Ji Xun into the water."
"Okay! Without further ado, I'll go back to find my dad!"
Hearing this, Ji Le already understood and knew that this matter was of great importance, so he immediately turned around and left.
After all, her three brothers were involved, and she couldn't make up her mind at this time, so she could only inform her father about the matter first.
Looking at Ji Le's hurried back, Li Ran couldn't help but feel pity. If he were in Lu State, such a thing would definitely not require her to run back and forth as a girl. But now that he is in Zheng State, the power he can use is still
Too little.
So, he turned around and looked at Sun Wudao:
"Some things should be put on the agenda."
Sun Wu naturally understood what he meant and immediately nodded heavily.